Welcome to Ms. Cerny's Poetry Unit!
This is a week long unit. Navigate the different days of the unit on the right side of the page. Lesson 4 is the fully completed lesson.

Unit Overview

Academic Subject:

Language Arts

Topic of Unit:

Poetry

Grade Level:

6th Grade

Standards Integrated into the Unit

Maryland State Common Core Standards

RL4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone. (SC, 6)

Prerequisite Student Skills:

In order to complete this unit, the students will need to have had prior experience working on a wiki. The students will need to know basic computer skills.

Materials:

Through this unit, each student will need:

A computer

The internet

Wiki Account

A Microphone

Brief Overview of Unit:

Throughout this unit, the students will be learning about the elements of poetry. The unit will conclude with a unit assessment where students will apply their knowledge from the unit to write a poetry book using the different elements of poetry.

Student Assessment and Evaluation:

The students will be assessed daily through observation of the class discussion, as well as completion of the daily assignments. The summative assessment will be a poetry book that the students have written using their knowledge from the unit.